Double-sided balance toy

ABSTRACT

A double-sided balance toy comprises a toy body and a stand having a plane; the toy body including a head portion having protruding part; a fulcrum portion for supporting the toy body; a tail portion; a left wing portion; and a right wing portion; the fulcrum portion being defined as a center of gravity of the double-sided balance toy, and a distance between the left and right wing portions being defined as a force arm; the double-sided balance toy having a first decorative part disposed on a front side thereof and defined as a first form, and a second decorative part disposed on a rear side thereof and defined as a second form; when pushing the double-sided balance toy, it can be swung or rotated to produce an interesting toy effect.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a balance toy structure, particularly to a double-sided balance toy.

2. Description of Related Art

The center of gravity of the object is higher than the fulcrum, it is easy to lose balance, because the center of gravity if not in the fulcrum of the vertical line, it will form a moment and can cause the object to rotate. In science toy, there is a balance of gravity on the toy, that is, a balance bird.

The balance bird is the use of lever principle to obtain balance among a force point, fulcrum, and resistance point. The bird beak of the balance bird is a supporting point, and the distance between the left and right wings to the bird beak is an arm. The supporting point is disposed on a strut or a finger so that the center of gravity is located just below the supporting point, and the right and left wings have the same weight, which will form the same moment. Therefore, it is able to maintain balance and stability, even after rotation, the balance bird will automatically return to equilibrium.

In order to maintain the balance, the balance bird is limited in appearance to a one-sided shape, and it can feel tired when it is seen for a long time. Secondly, the balance bird can cooperate with the strut, but the strut is a thin rod whose contact surface at the top is very small. When the balance bird rotates, it is easy to drop out of the strut due to excessive centrifugal force. Similarly, when placed on a finger, the balance bird will fall out of the finger due to centrifugal force.

In view of this, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for preventing the balance bird from falling off the supporting rod or finger while rotating and allowing the user to enjoy playing for a long time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical scheme of the present invention is a double-sided balance toy, comprising: a toy body and a plane stand having a plane; the toy body including a head portion having a gradually reduced protruding part disposed at a top end of the toy body;

a fulcrum portion disposed at one side of the protruding part and contacted with the stand for supporting the toy body, wherein the fulcrum portion is a circular arc shape; a tail portion provided on a rear end of the toy body and corresponding to the head portion; a left wing portion disposed on a left side of the toy body and extending leftward, wherein the left wing portion includes a left wing tip disposed at a front end thereof and extending downwardly beyond the protruding part, and a first weight body disposed in the left wing tip; and a right wing portion disposed on a right side of the toy body and extending rightward, wherein the right wing portion includes a right wing tip disposed at a front end thereof and extending downwardly beyond the protruding part, and a second weight body disposed in the right wing tip; the right wing portion is arranged symmetrically with respect to the left wing portion, and the shape and weight are the same; the weight of the second weight body is the same as that of the first weight body;

wherein the fulcrum portion is defined as a center of gravity of the double-sided balance toy and a distance between the left and right wing portions is defined as a force arm; the double-sided balance toy has a first decorative part disposed on a front side thereof and defined as a first form, and a second decorative part disposed on a rear side thereof and defined as a second form.

More preferably, wherein the fulcrum part is spherical shape, one side of which is obliquely connected with the protruding part.

More preferably, wherein the fulcrum portion is a magnetic element, the stand is a metal body which can be attracted magnetically to the fulcrum portion.

More preferably, wherein a head shape of the first form is a tail shape of the second form, and a tail shape of the first form is a head shape of the second form.

More preferably, wherein the tail portion is provided on the second form including a three-dimensional decorative portion.

More preferably, wherein the tail portion includes a counterweight body disposed thereabove.

More preferably, wherein the plane has a circular concave surface that prevents the fulcrum portion from falling off when the fulcrum portion is rotated thereon.

More preferably, wherein the stand is a cone-shaped post having a length at least greater than a first pitch between a lower end of the fulcrum portion and a lower end of the left and right wings.

More preferably, wherein the stand is an upright post having a length at least greater than a second pitch between the lower end of the fulcrum portion and an upper end of the tail portion.

More preferably, wherein the stand includes a metal piece disposed above a top surface thereof for contacting the fulcrum portion of the toy body.

More preferably, wherein the metal piece is a magnetic element, and the fulcrum portion is magnetically attracted to the metal piece.

More preferably, wherein the metal piece and the fulcrum portion are magnetic elements.

More preferably, wherein the stand includes a gap disposed below both sides of a bottom thereof for a sweatband of a sun visor to be inserted therein and a groove disposed on a front side thereof for receiving the toy body.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another three-dimensional schematic view of the present invention:

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the use of a double-sided balance toy;

FIG. 4 shows a side section view of the double-sided balance toy;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a toy body automatically returning to a vertical posture from an inclined posture;

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-section elevated view of a stand;

FIG. 7 shows the double-side balance toy engaged with a sweatband of a sun visor;

FIG. 8 shows the double-side balance toy being inserted in a groove and fixed in a stand with a band.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIGS. 1 and 5 disclose a double-sided balance toy (100), comprising:

a toy body (1) and a plane (T1) stand (T); the toy body (1) including a head portion (2) having a gradually reduced protruding part (21) disposed at a top end of the toy body; a fulcrum portion (3) disposed at one side of the protruding part (21) and contacted with the plane (T1) of the stand (T) for supporting the toy body (1), wherein the fulcrum portion (3) is a circular arc shape; a tail portion (4) provided on a rear end of the toy body (1) and corresponding to the head portion (2); a left wing portion (5) disposed on a left side of the toy body (1) and extending leftward, wherein the left wing portion (5) includes a left wing tip (51) disposed at a front end thereof and extending downwardly beyond the protruding part (21), and a first weight body (52) disposed in the left wing tip (51); and a right wing portion (6) disposed on a right side of the toy body (1) and extending rightward, wherein the right wing portion (6) includes a right wing tip (61) disposed at a front end thereof and extending downwardly beyond the protruding part (21), and a second weight body (62) disposed in the right wing tip (61); the right wing portion (6) is arranged symmetrically with respect to the left wing portion (5), and the shape and weight are the same; the weight of the second weight body (62) is the same as that of the first weight body (52);

wherein the fulcrum portion (3) is defined as a center of gravity of the double-sided balance toy (100) and a distance between the left and right wing portions (5, 6) is defined as a force arm; the double-sided balance toy (100) has a first decorative part (10) disposed on a front side thereof and defined as a first form (A), and a second decorative part (20) disposed on a rear side thereof and defined as a second form (B). The second form (B) is different from the first form (A) in that the top and bottom ends are made into different forms.

When the toy body (1) is on the stand (T), the fulcrum portion (3) is located at a center of the left and right wings (5), (6) and the center of gravity is at the fulcrum portion (3), because the first weight body (52) and the second weight body (62) have the same weight, the left and right wings (5) and (6) are balanced, when the toy body (1) is left still in the first form (A), the head portion (2) is heavier than the tail portion (4), so the head portion (2) faces downward and the tail portion (4) faces upward. When the toy body (1) is tilted, the toy body (1) will automatically return to a vertical posture by means of the center of gravity and the left-right balanced structure; when the toy body (1) is rotated in 360 degrees, the toy body (1) also gradually returns from the inclined posture to the vertical posture until it is still.

The first form (A) of the first decorative part (10) and the second shape (B) of the second decorative part (20) enable the double-sided balance toy (100) to present a double-sided appearance of the toy and bring different visual pleasure and feelings to the user. The first decorative part (10) and the second decorative part (20) are preferably colored by painting.

The tail portion (4) further includes a three-dimensional decorative portion (41) corresponding to the second form (B) for making the second form (B) more vivid.

The first form (A) and the second form (B) are that the head and the tail are upside down, that is, the head of the first form (A) is the tail of the second form (B), and the tail of the first form (A) is the head of the second form (B).

Accordingly, when the double-sided balance toy (100) is in the horizontal or upright state, the corresponding first form (A) and second form (B) can be presented for the user to clearly recognize.

The fulcrum portion (3) is a spherical shape and one side thereof is obliquely connected to the protruding part (21) so that the protruding part (21) does not come into contact with the plane (T1) of the stand (T) but the fulcrum portion (3) comes into contact with the plane (T1).

The spherical fulcrum portion (3) comes into contact with the plane (T1) to allow the two-sided balance toy to rotate freely and smoothly, even on an uneven surface.

Secondly, the fulcrum portion (3) is a magnetic element, such as a magnet, an object containing magnetic powder, and the stand (T) is a metal body; if the stand (T) is a magnetic element, the fulcrum portion (3) is a metal body; or both the fulcrum portion (3) and the metal block (T2) are magnetic elements, both can be attracted magnetically to each other. By the above-mentioned magnetic attraction, the double-sided balance toy (100) can be prevented from being detached or slipping off the stand (T) under the centrifugal force generated by the rotation.

The tail portion (5) includes a counterweight body (42) disposed thereabove. When the weight of the three-dimensional decorative portion (41) affects the balance, the counterweight is balanced to allow the two-sided balance toy (100) to stand on the stand (T) stably.

As shown in FIG. 4, the stand (T) is a cone-shaped post having a length (T3) at least greater than a first pitch (101) between a lower end of the fulcrum portion (3) and a lower end of the left and right wings (5, 6), whereby the toy body (1) can be returned from a horizontal posture to a vertical posture. Referring to FIG. 5, the stand (T) is an upright post having a length (T4) at least greater than a second pitch (102) between the lower end of the fulcrum portion (3) and an upper end of the tail portion (4), whereby the toy body (1) can be returned from a tilted posture to the vertical posture and the swinging amplitude of the toy body (1) is relatively large. The toy body (1) not only can swing but also rotates 360 degrees about the plane (T1). Therefore, while rotating, the toy body (1) will also gradually swing back to the original upright posture to produce a fun balance toy effect.

The stand includes a metal piece (T2) disposed above a top surface thereof as shown in FIG. 6, and the top surface of the metal piece (T2) is the plane (T1); the metal piece (T2) is a magnetic element such as a magnet, and the fulcrum portion (3) is a metal; or both the metal piece (T2) and the fulcrum portion (3) are magnetic elements, the magnetic strength of which acts more strongly, whereby the toy body (1) can be more easily prevented from falling off the stand (T) under the influence of centrifugal force during rotation. Furthermore, the plane (T1) is a circular concave surface, which can also prevent the fulcrum portion (3) from slipping out when influenced by the centrifugal force during rotation.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, the stand includes a gap (T4) disposed below both sides of a bottom thereof for a sweatband of a sun visor (7) to be inserted therein and a groove (T5) disposed on a front side thereof for receiving the toy body (1). The double-sided balance toy (100) can be inserted in the groove (T5) and fixed with a band (8). The stand (T) is Styrofoam body or foam material, Therefore, when the double-sided balance toy (100) is inserted in the groove (T5), it can be directly fixed in the stand or fixed with the band.

The above only describes some exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Those having ordinary skills in the art may also make many modifications and improvements without departing from the conception of the invention, which shall all fall within the protection scope of the invention. 

We claim:
 1. A double-sided balance toy (100), comprising: a toy body (1) and a stand (T) having a plane (T1); the toy body (1) including a head portion (2) having a gradually reduced protruding part (21) disposed at a top end of the toy body; a fulcrum portion (3) disposed at one side of the protruding part (21) and contacted with the stand (T) for supporting the toy body (1), wherein the fulcrum portion (3) is a circular are shape; a tail portion (4) provided on a rear end of the toy body (1) and corresponding to the head portion (2); a left wing portion (5) disposed on a left side of the toy body (1) and extending leftward, wherein the left wing portion (5) includes a left wing tip (51) disposed at a front end thereof and extending downwardly beyond the protruding part (21), and a first weight body (52) disposed in the left wing tip (51); and a right wing portion (6) disposed on a right side of the toy body (1) and extending rightward, wherein the right wing portion (6) includes a right wing tip (61) disposed at a front end thereof and extending downwardly beyond the protruding part (21), and a second weight body (62) disposed in the right wing tip (61); the right wing portion (6) is arranged symmetrically with respect to the left wing portion (5), and the shape and weight are the same; the weight of the second weight body (62) is the same as that of the first weight body (52); wherein the fulcrum portion (3) is defined as a center of gravity of the double-sided balance toy (100) and a distance between the left and right wing portions (5, 6) is defined as a force arm; the double-sided balance toy (100) has a first decorative part (10) disposed on a front side thereof and defined as a first form (A), and a second decorative part (20) disposed on a rear side thereof and defined as a second form (B).
 2. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 1, wherein the fulcrum part (3) is spherical shape, one side of which is obliquely connected with the protruding part (2).
 3. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 1, wherein the fulcrum portion (3) is a magnetic element, the stand (T) is a metal body which can be attracted magnetically to the fulcrum portion (3).
 4. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 1, wherein a head shape of the first form (A) is a tail shape of the second form (B), and a tail shape of the first form (A) is a head shape of the second form (B).
 5. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 4, wherein the tail portion (4) is provided on the second form (B) including a three-dimensional decorative portion (41).
 6. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 5, wherein the tail portion (5) includes a counterweight body (42) disposed thereabove.
 7. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 1, wherein the plane (T1) has a circular concave surface that prevents the fulcrum portion (3) from falling off when the fulcrum portion (3) is rotated thereon.
 8. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 1, wherein the stand (T) is a cone-shaped post having a length (T3) at least greater than a first pitch (101) between a lower end of the fulcrum portion (3) and a lower end of the left and right wings (5, 6).
 9. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 1, wherein the stand (T) is an upright post having a length (T4) at least greater than a second pitch (102) between the lower end of the fulcrum portion (3) and an upper end of the tail portion (4).
 10. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 1, wherein the stand includes a metal piece (T2) disposed above a top surface thereof for contacting the fulcrum portion (3) of the toy body (1).
 11. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 10, wherein the metal piece (T2) is a magnetic element, and the fulcrum portion (3) is magnetically attracted to the metal piece (T2).
 12. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 10, wherein the metal piece (T2) and the fulcrum portion (3) are magnetic elements.
 13. The double-sided balance toy according to claim 10, wherein the stand includes a gap (T4) disposed below both sides of a bottom thereof for a sweatband of a sun visor (7) to be inserted therein and a groove (T5) disposed on a front side thereof for receiving the toy body (1). 